Vernacare offers Ebola aid in Sierra Leone
Infection prevention products from Vernacare are helping to combat the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone. The Lancashire manufacturer – winner of the Judges' Special Award at the 2012 Best Factory Awards – makes disposable toileting products such as bedpans and urinals.
The company has dispatched an express order of its infection prevention products to Sierra Leone to remove the risk involved in using re-usable plastic, ceramic and stainless products.
Emma Sheldon (pictured), global marketing director for Vernacare, said: "Since Ebola is spread via bodily fluids, handling the faeces, urine or vomit of infected patients presents a risk. Our single-use products will hold waste for long periods without any chance of leaking and can be disposed of safely after use - providing assurance to both patients and healthcare workers."
